Tonks' MSNL Auto GDP

@RaptoR, keep us informed!!!!

@Tonks,@Tazard I think I got it... It has to do with temperatures , but not the ambient temps as people believe , but rather the irrigation temps. It makes more sense , as the plants turn purple from the inside out.... https://www.philosopherseeds.com/blog/en/irrigation-water-temperature-cannabis-cultivation/ Have a read through this article. About half way down it explains : **One of the first visible symptoms are purple stems and petioles and very dark leaves, which is probably caused by a deficiency of phosphorous (this element is poorly assimilated at 15ºC, and won’t be assimilated at 10ºC). The growth of the plant is stopped and soon deficiencies of other elements will be observed, like magnesium or nitrogen. During bloom, this problem usually results in poor flower development, although resin production is normal in many occasions, as happens with intensive off-season outdoor farming. Thus, the size of the buds will be much smaller and they’ll develop much more small leaves.** So , taking this into account , I would say to leave it right to the end , most likely the flush cycle . This way they can grow like normal and when you flush reduce the water temps to about 10 Cº and they should colour up. Maybe the lower the temps , the darker the shade purple or black even....? I am planning on building a indoor aquaponic system in my man cave and will build a separate flush bed with a separate tank for cold water flushing...Just need to figure out how I am going to lower the temps to maintain a constant temperature... Ill figure it out once I get there...but might still be a few months...A lot of work to do before I can start cycling my tanks and getting the growing going... Time will tell and I will let you know how if it works.....

@Tazard,keep us informed what they say. ive read up and it seems definitely its the temperature drop that does the trick...but on another thread I read something about the water temp dropping and not the air temp. Also seems they do it late into flowering. when i get there i think ill try both,during the flush cycle , in a seperate cupboard with lower water temps and lower air temps...I havent actually started growing yet , but wanna learn as much as possible before I start.

@MSNL_Seeds, Oh for sure, the terp profile sounds so good! My mates are all excited too, none of us have seen purple weed before 😁

@Tonks, looking super healthy and frosty as hell! Top knotch work!

@Tonks, yea but still that’s hard to swallow not being able to say good bye. I’m happy you got to say your good byes before he moved on that’s awesome! Life is one crazy mother!

@TeflonDonFarms, Cheers mate, finally got declared not contagious in time to visit once before he passed so it worked out in the end :)

@Tazard, Cheers mate! 😊

@Bombseeds, She really is! Who needs diamonds when a gal has frosty buds? :P

@grower_not_shower, I've topped a few, all have gone really well so far. It used to be controversial topping autos but now ppl are mainlining them and getting great results! I just stick to a rule of nor topping unless the plant has 4 or 5 nodes by the end of week 2, and try to top between day 14 and 20. 😊

@GreenZealand, Yeah this one and the Magnum are both pretty big for babies! I've started training the Magnum but I topped this one, I'll post the update soon. I had the light a bit higher than I'd like but I've finally been able to drop it now that I'm harvesting my Monkey. Don't plan on too much restriction though cause I've only got the two plants this run, plenty of room for em :D

@grower_not_shower,Cheers mate! Your girl is looking great 😊

@grower_not_shower,But tbh she never got really bushy, always had a sativa lean to her look. Could be different phenos

@grower_not_shower,Yeah i defoled heaps! Cause she's so tall but i didnt want to cut all the lower bud sites, needed to get the light to penetrate. And i like to get more energy into buds instd of leaves 😊

@Tonks,Did you defoliate? Cause mine is a lot bushier, maybe because I did some LST and is more crowded?